Richmond, Ky. - The Tennessee State University men's and women's cross country teams closed out the 2011 season at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship hosted by Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday.

The Flying Tigers placed ninth in the 8K race, posting 289 points. TSU's Tigerbelles earned 10th with 321 accumulated points in the 5K race at the Arlington Club course in Richmond. Host EKU won the men's OVC title, while Eastern Illinois claimed the women's championship.

Senior Chris Hobbs wrapped up his strong career with his fifth top-finish of the season. The Athens, Ala., product ran the 8K in 29:28.29 (58th overall), narrowly missing his season-best set at the Commodore Classic in September.

Jonathan Owens followed with a personal-best time of 29:37.10 to earn 59th overall. Adrian McDaniel finished 64th, pacing a time of 30:28.72. Freshman Jamill Jackson followed with a time of 30:31.49 (65th).

Freshman Leah Carr claimed her third best-finish for the Tigerbelles with a career-best pace of 21:25.22 (65th overall) in the 5K course. Sophomore Charita Harris followed in 68th place with a time of 21:55.89.

Tiffany Harris paced a time of 22:21.16 to notch 70th place, while Gabrielle Todd clocked 23:52.09 for 73rd overall. Ashontae Jackson (24:16.80, 74th) and Kya Riley (25:35.96, 75th) rounded out the lineup for the Tigerbelles.

TSU Track & Field will open the indoor season on Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Christmas Invitational hosted by Middle Tennessee State University.